A BUDGET train operator is launching more cheap tickets between some major UK cities.
The Lumo train service between London King’s Cross and Edinburgh is being extended to Glasgow Queen Street.
The train will still run via Edinburgh, as well as Falkirk High, on the East Coast Main Line.
Passengers will be able to use two northbound services each weekday and one southbound service.
There will then be one service in each direction at the weekend.
As a result of the announcement, it is thought more people will head to the Commonwealth Games too, which will take place in Glasgow in July next year.
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Tickets for the route with the low-cost operator will cost from £33.10 between London and Glasgow.
If travelling between Newcastle and Glasgow, tickets will be as little as £10.90.
Stuart Jones, managing director of First Rail Open Access, said: “This is a landmark moment which will boost connectivity between Scotland and England, offering a sustainable travel option whilst also boosting economic growth.
Paul Tetlaw, Director of Policy at Transform Scotland, said: “We welcome the new Lumo services from Glasgow and Falkirk via the East Coast Main Line.
“There is a significant market of people who currently drive or fly to the North East of England and London who now have the opportunity to switch to the train.
“The new services soon to be launched from Stirling will help to build on that modal shift to rail.”
Lumo is also launching a new route which will connect Stirling with London Euston, in May 2026.
It comes as FirstGroup, which owns Lumo, revealed in November that it has submitted applications to launch new direct routes between Cardiff and York, as well as Rochdale and London Euston.
The Cardiff to York route would also include stops in Birmingham, Derby and Sheffield.
This service would run six times a day throughout the week.
And the stops on the Rochdale to London Euston route would include Manchester Victoria, Eccles, Newton-le-Willows and Warrington Bank Quay.
This route would feature three return services on weekdays and Sundays, and four services each Saturday.
The company is aiming for the route to operate by December 2028.
Lumo trains are electric and on board feature no first-class seating option, fitting in with their budget offering.
Seats do have tray tables though and USB sockets, as well as free Wi-Fi.
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